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Table 1 Comparison of demographic factors associated with Plasmodium sp. and W. bancrofti single and mono-infections

From: Bayesian geostatistical modelling of malaria and lymphatic filariasis infections in Uganda: predictors of risk and geographical patterns of co-endemicity

 

Plasmodium sp.

W. bancrofti

 

# children

infected

(%)

School

prevalence

range in %

Χ2

P - value

# children

infected

(%)

School

prevalence

range in %

Χ2

P - value

Single infection

        

   Sex

        

Male

2224 (38.9)

8.1 to 73.4

  

359 (4.1)

0 to 31.1

  

Female

2108 (36.5)

6.7 to 73.3

7.14

0.008

331 (3.7)

0 to 30.5

1.85

0.173

   Age groups

        

5 to 9

1509 (43.8)

0 to 81.5

  

139 (2.9)

0 to 25.0

  

10 to 14

2417 (35.8)

0 to 76.3

  

419 (4.0)

0 to 34.4

  

15 to 19

401 (31.4)

0 to 53.2

86.6

< 0.001

132 (6.3)

0 to 49.0

44.8

< 0.001

Mono-infection

        

   Sex

        

Male

2114 (37.6)

8.1 to 77.6

  

104 (1.8)

0 to 19.6

  

Female

2005 (35.4)

6.7 to 73.7

5.6

0.018

105 (1.9)

0 to 25.0

0

0.978

   Age groups

        

5 to 9

1453 (43.0)

0 to 81.3

  

26 (0.8)

0 to 18.7

  

10 to 14

2287 (34.4)

0 to 76.1

  

149 (2.3)

0 to 19.5

  

15 to 19

379 (30.6)

0 to 61.9

93.4

< 0.001

34 (2.7)

0 to 23.8

32.6

< 0.001